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Kwikset are a leading brand of door hardware and home improvement.
The Kevo smart lock is a Bluetooth-enabled deadbolt that will turns your iPhone into your housekey.
The Kevo smart lock gives you the ability to unlock the door with a smartphone, accompanied by a simple touch.
Electronic keys (eKeys) can be sent to ...

The Ribbit is a wireless handset, speaker and charging dock for your mobile devices.
Use the classic receiver to make calls while your smartphone or tablet is charging.
The Ribbit has volume control and a noise reduction system to ensure crisp, polished sound. A rechargeable battery provides around 6 hours of continuous ...

Ok, here's one from left field.
The AirPhysics Hands-Free Hair Dryer will be able to rest on just about any hard surface, and can be easily activated with but a touch of a button.
I came across this hands free hair dryer, something I'd never heard of, and immediately thought how it ...

Alejandro who was born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy which limits his ability to move.
Rather than wait five years for a powered wheelchair, his father [Shea] took it upon himself to hack a wheelchair his son could control.
He used a second hand adult-sized motorized wheelchair on eBay and the sensors from a digital ...

Curtin University research a smartphone-like gadget that senses an entire room's features, builds a virtual map of it and communicates this to the user may one day replace the humble white cane to help blind sense their surroundings.
Using special multi-sensor array technology, the Indoor Navigation Project will enable blind to ...

Posted in Access, Living | Comments Off on Smartphone Device That Maps Surroundings to Aid Blind

On Kickstarter is a beautifully designed time-piece called 'The Bradley' - made for wearers - including the blind and visually impaired — to tell time through touch rather than sight.
Instead of traditional non-visual designs allowing one to 'feel' the watch hands,or rely on audible read time, "The Bradley" uses two ...

Along the lines of the Notifying Doorbell comes another project to enhance a doorbell.
This Project from Martin’s Hobby site has details on a Wireless Doorbell that sends SMS Message when Activated.
Includes the code for you to make your own.
Via: Hacked Gadgets

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From Notifying Doorbell by ClementStorck on YouTube
"This project will help you to hack your doorbell to send Push notification and an email with an attached picture when somebody's at the door. It use the free PushingBox service to delegate all the programming part and make things easy."
"The principle is simple, when someone rings the portal, ...

The MedFolio Electronic Pillbox is the usual configuration with times and days sectioned in their container, however the differences come in the electronics the box features.
Each section features an LED light which glows when you are due to take it, and will stop once the related segment has been removed.
The ...

Live translating using a microphone, a smartphone running Google Translate, and Epson Moverio
Epson’s Moverio is a pair of glasses with Wi-Fi controlled by a wired touch remote running on Android. With a little experimentation and development it could possibly lead to a useful tool for the deaf and the hearing impaired.
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StickNFind Bluetooth Powered ultra small Location Stickers...you can stick on your stuff, and use your smartphone to find them.
The Virtual Leash enables you to set an alert for a specific distance. When a Stick-N-Find gets beyond your distance you receive a message.
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[Sticknfind : SSI America Channel]
[via Coolest Gadgets]

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This blog is about supporting the idea of Lifekludger, which you can read about here. On it you'll find information about ideas, devices, methods and custom uses for 'everyday stuff' that could be used to adapt, build, kludge, hack or make things work for people living with disability, as well as links and opinion on useful existing devices. I sometimes rant at length about all manner of things, usually with a technical slant and always with a unique view.